Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Tower Hamlets

Grounded

London

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Grounded scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Generally satisfactory Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 9 October 2025 by Tower Hamlets.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Grounded, from August 2021 to October 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2021 to 1 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Grounded.

Food hygiene rating history for Grounded
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
24 August 2021	5 / 5	Very good
9 October 2025	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Grounded in London has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (major improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

9 Whitechapel Road,
London,
E1 1DU

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Grounded. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Grounded?

Food hygiene at Grounded is inspected by Tower Hamlets, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Grounded

What is Grounded’s food hygiene rating?

Grounded has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 9 October 2025.

When was Grounded last inspected?

Grounded was last inspected by Tower Hamlets on 9 October 2025.

Is a 1 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.